The case in summary: Axel Staib (79) ran 699 kilometers from Moss to Trondheim to honor his late friend and training partner, Øyvind. Staib started running 12 years ago and is a good example that it is never too late to start training. Professor of exercise medicine at NTNU, Dorthe Stensvold, believes that it is impressive to complete almost 18 marathons every day for 18 days, especially at the age of almost 80 years. Staib gives advice to those who want to start running: It is important to just lace up your shoes, get out and run, even if it feels heavy at the start. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – He and I, we ran and we cycled. We did a lot of weird, crazy things together, remember Staib. The 79-year-old is well underway in running the 699 kilometers between Moss and Trondheim. He does this to honor his friend and training partner, Øyvind, who died last year. After covering several hundred kilometers, he is in the north of Gudbrandsdalen. Soon he glimpses Trøndelag county. – It’s going very well so far, despite a little rain every now and then it’s going well, says Staib. It is a dark backdrop that characterizes the exerciser on the long trip. Photo: Mathilde Solbakken Stenberg / news Several miles a day the 79-year-old takes step by step. The longest stages are almost 50 kilometers long, and he expects to be in Trondheim after 18 days on the trip. – I’m actually just thinking that I have to make sure I don’t run wrong. – I had thought I would let my thoughts fly a little more and philosophize a bit and such, but then I almost think one has to go, he says. Here you can see the planned stages he will run: 2/7 – Rygge – Vestby (30.0 km) 3/7 – Vestby – Oslo (30.0 km) 4/7 – Oslo – Ullensaker Kirke (41.5 km )5/7 – Ullensaker Kirke – Eidsvoll (45.3) 6/7 – Eidsvoll – Tangen (40.3 km) 7/7 – Tangen – Furnes Kirke (37.7 km) 8/7 – Furnes Kirke – Ringen ( 35.6 km)9/7 – Ringen – Øyer (44.7 km)10/7 – Øyer – Ringebu Stavkirke (42.6 km)11/7 – Ringebu Stavkirke – Kvam (42.4 km)12/7 – Kvam – Nord Sel (34.9 km) 13/7 – Nord Sel – Fokstugu (39.1 km) 14/7 – Fokstugu – Kongsvoll (36.0 km) 15/7 – Kongsvoll – Oppdal (48.5 km) 16/7 – Oppdal – Stamnan (41.7 km) 17/7 – Stamnan – Meldal Church (31.2 km) 18/7 – Meldal Church – Skaun (38.5 km) 19/7 – Skaun – Nidaros (39 ,0 km) He started training for running 12 years ago, and is a good example that it is never too late to start training. – That is absolutely certain. It’s never too late, he says. It’s never too late to start jumping, believes Staib. He started 12 years ago. Photo: Mathilde Solbakken Stenberg / news – Completely unique Professor of exercise medicine at NTNU, Dorthe Stensvold, thinks the run from Østfold to Trondheim sounds completely wild, and allowed herself to be impressed by Staib. – He is probably a fairly well-trained person, who has been preparing for this for a long time. Professor of exercise medicine from NTNU Dorthe Stensvold says that this is unique. Photo: NTNU Regardless of age, it is impressive to complete nearly 18 marathons every day for 18 days, she believes. – When I add that he is 80 years old, I would say that it is completely unique. – What we see with aging in general is that fitness decreases, and muscle strength and muscle mass decrease with age. In order for the body to tolerate such a long run, she says it is important to have large amounts of training over a long period of time. Good advice The fit 79-year-old has good advice for those who want to start running. Staib’s “secret passion” is to run calmly, but often. The tours don’t necessarily have to be that long. Photo: Mathilde Solbakken Stenberg / news – There is something called “doorstep mile”. It applies to everyone, including me. Then all you have to do is lace up your shoes, get out and run. – Even if it feels very heavy to begin with, it gets better. That is my experience, he advises. Published 15.07.2024, at 19.35
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